diff --git a/notifications/__init__.py b/notifications/__init__.py
index e69de29b..d12a961d 100644
--- a/notifications/__init__.py
+++ b/notifications/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from .models import Notification
+
+def notify(user, title, message=None, level='info'):
+    notif = Notification()
+    notif.user = user
+    notif.title = title
+    if not message:
+        message = Title
+    notif.message = message
+    notif.level = level
+    notif.save()
+    logger.info("Created notification %s" % notif